Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-02-05

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certain papers l have put In POUR charge and
IN Your na'ne only taking from you q trans
fer TINT might enable mo to satisfy my con-
m'icnca hereafter in recommending you az my
-atcm!--plvate secretary. Perhaps, a. q
mere form, you might now, while you are
here. put your name TO these transfers, and,
SD t" speak, tegin your duties at oncc.n
Tho glow Of pride and hope that mantled
the cheek If poor Dpbbs might hive mslted
a harder heart than -G~ashwiler,A. But the
senatorial toSa had invested Mr. Gashwiler
with q more than Roman stoicism toward the
feelings OF others, and he only fell .l,ack in
bis chair in the pose Of conscious lectitude u
Dohts hurrietly signed tue paper.
II shall ,pluD them in my p~ortnan.tell,n
said Gashwilsr, suitins tho word to the action,
"for safe Keeping. I need not inform you, who
are now, us it WERE, on the threshold Of off,
cial life, that perfect and inviolalLs secrecy
In all affairs Of .tats'G.Mr.s q. here pointed
toward his po,tMnnteau a II IL contained a
treaty at isast-@is most essential aud neca-
sary."
Dohhs. asaanted. aThsn my. duties will
keep ise with yon i,arey" he askai douitfully.
mo, no." saii Gashwiler hastily: then, cor
reGting himself, he added: shat is-for tho
nroomt-noi"
''AlenI! not at present; the fact Is I am
Obliged I" give 80 much Of my time to callers
u have to-day t*en obliged to see half a
dozen TINT ! must lock myself up and say
Not at home for the rest OF tue day. Fsel.
Ing that this was an inti,iIatiouthat the inter.
view was over. b new private secretary, a
;tittlef dashed az to- his llear hopes. hut still
sanguine Of the future, hulnbly took his
leave.
But here q certain providence, perhaps
mindful Of poor Dolhs, threw into his simple
hands-to lie used or not. it be were worthy
or Capable Of using tia certain power and
advantage He had descended the staircase.
and was passing through the lower corridor,
when he was made the unwilling witness Ut u
remarkable assault.
It appeared that Mr.. Wiles, who bad
quilted Gashwiler's presence as Dohhs va.
announced. hal other business In the hotel,
and in pursuance Of it had knocked at. room
No. 30. In response to the gruff voice that
bade him enter, MI. Wiles opened the door,
and espiexi the figure of a tall. muscular. fiery
bearded man extended on the bed. with tbs
bed clothes carefully tucked under his chm,
and his arms lying fiat by his side.
Mr.. Wiles beamed with bis right cheek
and advanced to the bed AZ IL to take tile
hand Of the stranger, who, however, neither
by word or sign. responded to his salutat,on.
perhaps I'm intrudingl" said Mr.. W,les
blandly.
"Perhaps You are, said Red Beard dryly.
Mr.. Wiles forced q smile on his right cheek.
which he turned to the smiter, but permitted
the left to indulge in unlimited maIevoiencs.
Il wanted merely to know If you nave looked
into that matter" he said nleekly.
Ave looked into it and around IL and
across it and over it and through it," re-
spondcd the man gravely, with bis eyes flxed
2n Wiles.
@And you have perused all the papersl"
continued Mr.. Wilcs.
ave read every paper, every speech, every
affidavit, every decision, every argument"
said the stranger, as If repeating a formula.
Mi. Wles attempted to conceal his embar-
rassment by an easy, right handed smile.
that went or s~ardonically on tho left, and
continued: "Thcn I hope, my dear cir, that.
having thoroughly mastered the case, you
are inclined to Be favorable to usl"
The gentleman in the bed did not reply, hue
apparently nestled more closely beneath tho
coverlids.
II have brought the shares I spoke Of"
continued Mr.. Wilcs. insinuatingiy.
SHev you a friend within calls' interrupted
the rccumbent man, gently.
II don't quite understand" smiled Mr..
Wiles. OF course, any name you might sug-
gest-"
3Hev you a friend, any chap that you
might waltz in hero ut a moments CALI"
continued the man in bed. "Nol Do you
any of them walters in tho h,usel
Thars q bell over yan!" aud lc motioned with
his eyes toward tho wall, but did not other
wise move his body.
NO." said Wtles, becoming slightly sls-
and wrathful.
"Mcbbe stranger might dot I reckon
thar's one passin' in the hall. Call him in
he'll do"
Wiles opened tho door . little impatiently,
yet inquisitively, as Dobbs tassed. The man
bed called out, "Oh, s~trangsrln and, as
Dobbs stopped. said, "Come yur."
Dobbs entered O little timidly. as WINS his
habit with strangers.
II don't know who you be-nor care, I
reckon" said tho stranger. "This yer man"
pointing to Wiles-ais Wiles. I'm JOSH Sib.
blco of Fresno, lnembor Of congress from the
congressional district of Californy.
TIN jist lying here with a dcrringer into each
hand-jist lying hcrv livered up and holdiu'
In on'y to keep from hlowin' tho top a. this
id skunk's head oil. l kinder feel l cant
hold in any longer. What l want to say to
stranger, is that this yer skunk-whicb
his narnc is Wiles-hez hin tryin' his d-dest
to got q bribc onto Josh, and Josh, outo IT,
spect for his constituents, is jist wnitin' fo,
stranger to waltz in aud stop thed-det
light"
"But, my dear Mr.. Sibblee, there must b
so,no mistake" said Wiles, earnestly.
"Mistakes Strip mel"
"No! MOI" said Wiles, hurriedly. "a the
supplemented Oobbs was about to draw
down the tnvsrlld.
"Take him away" said the Hon. Mr..
sihblcc, "anfore l disgrace tiny constituency.
They said III 10 In Jail afore 1 get through
the session. ct you've got any humanity,
shake him out, and powful quick,
Dobtn, quite white and aghast. looked at
Wiles and hesitated. There was a slight
movement in tho bed. Both men startsl for.